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Landscape & Social Change in Poughkeepsie
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (190+ words) SUNY Press has re-published Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie by Harvey K. Flad and Clyde C. Griffen in a Second Edition. A social and urban history of the city on the Hudson River in Dutchess County, NY,…...
The Lostkills: Bushwhacking and Hiking the Lesser-Known Catskill Peaks
3+ week, 1+ day ago (300+ words) (SUNY Press Excelsior Editions, 2026) introduces readers to a mostly unknown group of Catskill peaks on public land in addition to some lightly used trails. Alan Via refers to these places as "the Lostkills" as they include off-the-beaten-path hikes, mostly bushwhacks…...
Pickled City: The Story of New York Pickles
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) History, Natural History & the Arts The book includes an overview of the rise of the pickle industry in the United States, which has grown substantially in recent years. There are profiles of immigrant families and their iconic pickle companies, including…...